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[Spookyfish]

Originally posted by punch999@Apr 23 2005, 03:40 PM
my fav book has to be eragon its such a nice fantasy book and i cant wait for the sequals

I haven't read the book myself, but I can tell that I won't like it for three reasons...

:ranting:
1. Paolini (the writer) had to publish it for himself because no publisher would touch his story to begin with.
2. The title is the definition of the word 'lame'. Quiz: what do you get if you swap the D in 'dragon' with an E?
3. Other people who have read the book has told me it was predicable and without charm. And that the ending was a rip-off of Two Towers.



Sorry to go rambling like that, but I can't take bad fantasy. It's always the same; some evil ruler, some magical item, some lost order, some unlikely hero. Hey, it worked in LotR, but don't rip it off all the time just because it sells. Be creative; it's what fiction writing is all about.

If you like fantasy, there's a whole load better books out there for you to read.

Thank you for the chance to express my hate for cheap fantasy.